Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings Problems of Mini Cooper S

Pulled2005 Mini Cooper S in garage, brakes worked fine. Next day, backed car out the garage and the brake pedal went to the floor. No brakes at all! no fluid in the reservoir so I refilled it but still no brakes at all. Had car flat bedded to walsh's garage 7 mile rd redford,mi 313-532-2823 rear brake lines were totally rusted thru where the brake lines are held up to the frame. Lines were rusted thru under the bracket that is tacked to the frame. I do not drive the car in the winter and hardly ever in the rain so I can just imagine what the brake lines would like if I drove it in the winter in michigan?? I contacted Mini USA and they did not seem to care about my brake failure?? the rep stated: " what do u want Mini to do about it?.

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This is my 3rd Mini Cooper S. On my previous 2 cars, a 2004 and a 2005, I had to replace the brake lines from the front to the back brakes. Both cars had about 50,000 miles on them. The lines are held in place by "clips" which trap moisture and salt. This causes the lines to rust out and fail, losing braking ability. Something that should not happen with a 50k mile car and can cause serious injury. Looking at my 2006 yesterday. Car with about 50k miles, brake lines look to me like they are ready to fail from rust. If this has happened on all of my cars, this must be a common safety defect caused by a bad design. Mini does not offer any help with this matter. I have contacted them but they have offered no assistance. All I asked them to do was to replace the lines at their expense. They are not interested in doing so.

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